By LIU XUAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-05 08:12 Share CLOSE A Palestinian boy sleeps in the ruins of his family home that was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Friday. [MOHAMMED ABED/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE] As new Israeli coalition comes to power, ties with Palestine 'hard to get any better' The Gaza Strip came under renewed Israeli military attacks late last week, and analysts say it is possible that the standoff between Israel and Palestine could become even more tense with a new Israeli government taking office. Israeli fighter jets on Saturday night carried out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in response to incendiary balloons launched at southern Israel, according to Palestinian security sources.